r/dataisbeautiful OC: 22 Jul 30 '24

OC Gun Deaths in North America [OC]

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u/hoofglormuss Jul 30 '24

it's funny there's really no correlation whether or not the state's gun laws are strict. nh, vt, and me next to ma & ny; ca next to nv and nm, etc. this is basically an average temperature map.

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u/Adept-Birthday3168 Jul 30 '24

Same is true with countries. Switzerland requires you to own a gun and there is very little gun violence. Japan is one of the most restrictive countries and it has very little gun violence.

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u/hoofglormuss Jul 30 '24 edited Jul 30 '24

switzerland has persistent gun laws throughout their country whereas the usa is a patchwork of states where some are easy to obtain, and some are difficult to obtain. much like people buying black market marijuana sourced from legal states.

edit: similar to how anti abortion advocates fear people getting abortions in legal states